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Fund Performance
Share Class (Inception)
Category:
 Blended
YTD % 1 Year % 3 Year % 5 Year % 10 Year % Since Incep. %
Average Annual Total Returns as of 06/30/2009
NAV:
Class A (01/02/2004) 6.32 -15.32 -4.56 0.10 3.47 7.65
Class INV (02/28/2008) 6.20 -15.48 -4.61 0.07 3.45 7.64
Class B (01/02/2004) 5.81 -16.13 -5.33 -0.68 2.69 6.85
Class C (12/30/2002) 5.87 -16.09 -5.32 -0.68 2.69 6.85

With Sales Charges:
Class A (01/02/2004) 0.47 -19.98 -6.34 -1.02 2.89 7.34
Class INV (02/28/2008) 0.36 -20.13 -6.39 -1.06 2.87 7.34
Class B (01/02/2004) 0.81 -20.29 -6.18 -1.01 2.69 6.85
Class C (12/30/2002) 4.87 -16.93 -5.32 -0.68 2.69 6.85
Average Annual Total Returns as of 06/30/2009
NAV:
Class A (01/02/2004) 6.32 -15.32 -4.56 0.10 3.47 7.65
Class INV (02/28/2008) 6.20 -15.48 -4.61 0.07 3.45 7.64
Class B (01/02/2004) 5.81 -16.13 -5.33 -0.68 2.69 6.85
Class C (12/30/2002) 5.87 -16.09 -5.32 -0.68 2.69 6.85

With Sales Charges:
Class A (01/02/2004) 0.47 -19.98 -6.34 -1.02 2.89 7.34
Class INV (02/28/2008) 0.36 -20.13 -6.39 -1.06 2.87 7.34
Class B (01/02/2004) 0.81 -20.29 -6.18 -1.01 2.69 6.85
Class C (12/30/2002) 4.87 -16.93 -5.32 -0.68 2.69 6.85

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Due to market volatility, current performance may be less or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that upon redemption, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.


Class A & INV: 5.5% maximum initial sales charge. Class B: CDSC up to 5% if redeemed within six years. Class C: 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year. Class I: No initial sales charge or CDSC. Class R1 & R2: No initial sales charge or CDSC, available only through corporate-sponsored retirement programs, which include certain minimum program requirements. Gross Expenses: Class A 1.29%, INV 1.38%, B 2.10%, C 2.10%, R1 1.11%, R2 1.36%, R3 1.61%, I 1.01%. Net Expenses: Class A 1.28%, INV 1.38%, B 2.10%, C 2.10%, R1 1.04%, R2 1.29%, R3 1.54%, I 0.94%.

Performance for Class A and B shares, first offered 1/2/04, includes the historical performance of the Fund's Class I shares from inception through 12/31/03 adjusted to reflect the applicable sales charge (or CDSC) and fees and expenses of such shares.

Prior to 1/1/04, the Fund offered Class L shares, which were subject to a 1% sales charge and a 1% CDSC on redemptions within one year of purchase. Performance for Class L shares, first offered 12/30/02, includes historical performance of the Class I shares from inception (5/1/89) through 12/29/02, adjusted to reflect the applicable sales charge and CDSC and the applicable fees and expenses. Effective 1/1/04, all outstanding Class L shares of the Fund were converted and/or redesignated Class C shares.




Growth of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment at NAV
Class I shares 05/01/1989 to 03/31/2009. Based on total returns with reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the effect of any sales charges, which would reduce performance shown. Performance for Class A, B, and C shares will differ based on differences in their sales charges and expense structures. The Balanced Composite Index is comprised of the Russell Midcap® Value Index and the ML Corporate and Government 1-10 Years Bond Index weighted 60%/40%, respectively. The Russell Midcap® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Merrill Lynch (ML) Corporate and Government 1-10 Years Bond Index is a market capitalization-weighted index including U.S. government and fixed coupon domestic investment grade corporate bonds with at least $100 million par amount outstanding. An investment cannot be made directly into an index.
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This mutual fund may be offered and sold only to persons in the United States. Please contact your investment professional or call 800-MAINSTAY (624-6782) for a prospectus or download it now. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the investment company. Please read it carefully before you invest.

NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 169 Lackawanna Avenue, Parsippany, NJ 07054.

These products are not federally insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or similar agency.
All total returns are shown both with and without their maximum sales charge and assume capital gain and dividend distributions are reinvested.
Performance figures reflect certain fee waivers and/or expense limitations, without which total returns may have been lower. The fee waivers and/or expense limitations are voluntary and may be discontinued at any time. Prior to 1/1/04, the Fund offered Class L shares, which were subject to a 1% sales charge and a 1% CDSC on redemptions within one year of purchase. Performance for Class L shares, first offered 12/30/02, includes the historical performance of the Class I shares from inception (5/1/89) through 12/29/02, adjusted to reflect the applicable sales charge and CDSC and the applicable fees and expenses. Effective 1/1/04, all outstanding Class L shares of the Fund were converted and/or redesignated Class C shares. Performance for Class A and B shares, first offered 1/2/04, includes the historical performance of the Fund's Class I shares from inception through 12/31/03 adjusted to reflect the applicable sales charge (or CDSC) and fees and expenses for such shares.
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>First Offered
Class A: 01/02/04
Class INV: 02/28/08
Class B: 01/02/04
Class C: 12/30/02
>Nasdaq Symbol
Class A: MBNAX
Class INV: MBINX
Class B: MBNBX
Class C: MBACX
>Cusip Number
Class A: 278846431
Class INV: 27885C353
Class B: 278846423
Class C: 278846555
>Fund Number
Class A: 1523
Class INV: 2536
Class B: 1524
Class C: 1920
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